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(No Model.) I I J. R. SUTLIFF.

Y DRGP HANDLE. No. 302,526. Patented July 22, 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES R. SUTLIFF, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO FOSTER,

MERRIAM 8L COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE. n

' DROP-HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,526, dated July 22.1884.

Application filed April 9, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES It. SUTLIEF, of Meriden, in the county of NewHaven and State of Connecticut, a citizen of the United States, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Drop-Handles, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, inexplaining its nature, in which- Figure l is a view representing myinvention embodied in a ring-pull. Fig. 2 is a View showing my inventionapplied to a bailhandle; and Figs. Sand 4. are horizontal sectionsillustrating the construction.

The object of the` invention is to provide a cheap, strong, `andornamental construction for the class of knobs or handles -known asdrophandles, 7 bail-pulls, ring-pulls, Snc.; and it consists of the bolta, having a head, a', which preferably is circular and rounded, and thescrew-thread a and cap b, made of sheet metal struck up or otherwiseformed to shape, and adapted to inclose or cover the head a and a partof the shank of the bolt, and to be fastened thereto either by means ofa core or plug of wood, papiermache, wood pulp, or other plasticmaterial, as represented in Fig. 3, or by means of a metal flange orwasher, d, which fits immediately below the shoulder d on the bolt, and

against which, preferably, it is forced with some degree of pressure,and upon the outer surface of which the edge b of the cap is turned orfolded, as represented in Fig. 4. The cap has the holes formed thereinimmediately adjacent to the under surface of the head of the bolt, andwhen the handleis a split ring the ends e' of the ring are insertedwithin these holes, so that they shall project within the line of thehead of the bolt, so that the head of the bolt and not the cap shalltakethe strain ofthe drawing or pulling action in opening a door or drawer.When a bail-pull is used, there generally is but one hole formed in thecap for the reception of one end of the bail, and this end of the bailshould project sufficiently far to come within the line with the head ofvthe bolt.

A bail-handle is different from a ring-pull, in that the bail ,issupported by two capped bolts instead of by one; and a drop-handle maybe either supported by one or by two capped bolts.

I generally use in connection with the cap the rosette or ornamentalplate f, through which the bolt extends, and against which the end of.the cap comes in contact. It will be observed that by this constructionall the force or pressure exerted in opening a door or 'drawer is takenup or received by the head of the bolt; that there is no strain orpressure brought to bear on the cap, and that the cap can therefore bemade of very light metal and o'l' an ornamental character, as its officeis simply to cover the head of the bolt and` forni an ornamental endthereto, and to hold the ring or handle thereon,without, however,receiving any of the strain or force employed when the handle is used.It will also be seen that it is necessary to support this cap upon thebolt in such a manner that the bolt .cannot be drawn out from the captoward the drawer or door in the act of fastening in place by the nut,and this would be the result if it were not either for the plug or coreor for the shoulder and washer, and I consider that theshoulder andwasher are the equivalent for the bushing or core for the purpose ofaccomplishing this result. y

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States- I. In a drop-handle or pull fordrawers, dto., the combination of the bolt a, having the head a' andscrew-thread a2, the metal cap b, coveringv the head of the bolt, andVmeans for holding the head of the bolt within the cap and for preventingit from being drawn therefrom, and a handle, one or both ends of whichpenetrate the cap and bear upon the inner surface of the' bolt-head a',all substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The combination of the cap b, the bolt a, having the head a', theshoulder e', and screwthread a2, the washer d, and the cap e, having itsedge b turned and folded upon the washer, and a handle, the end of whichengages with the inner surface of the head of the bolt, all

substantially as and for the purposes described. j Witnesses: JAMES R.SUTLIFF.

GEO. G. MEEEIAM, JOHN Q. (EBAYER.

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